Arkansas State DAR holds 105th state conference in Little Rock

Following the Board of Management meeting, a Memorial Service was conducted by State Chaplain Vive Allen.

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Stuttgart Daily Leader - Stuttgart, AR

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Posted Apr. 17, 2013 at 9:46 AM
Updated Apr 17, 2013 at 9:50 AM

Posted Apr. 17, 2013 at 9:46 AM
Updated Apr 17, 2013 at 9:50 AM

LITTLE ROCK

Arkansas State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, held its 105th state conference in the Double Tree Hotel, Little Rock, March 14-16. State Regent JoAnn Cooper presided, and Osage District was hostess. Jeanne Tackett serves as Osage District Director and LaNita McKinney, Conference Chairman. State Board of Management held its meeting at 1 p.m.

Following the Board of Management meeting, a Memorial Service was conducted by State Chaplain Vive Allen. Special remembrance was of Corinne Cox Stevenson, who had been an honorary state regent and had served as a vice president general NSDAR. While living in Stuttgart, she organized the Grand Prairie Chapter.

Remembered in the service were two Arkansas Post Chapter members, Juanita McGraw Smith and Holly Eileen Dabbs Whitcombe. The Arkansas DAR choir participated in the service.

Two dinners were held at 5:30 p.m. Chapter Regents Club for members who have served as a Chapter Regent and State Officers Club. Jean Pollard and Jerrie Townsend attended the Officers Club dinner held in Salon A at the Double Tree.

Sue Thompson, president, presided.

A moment of silence prayer was held for the club's three deceased members: Corinne Cox Stevenson, Jane Gardiner Jones and Wensil Clark.

The nominating committee reported the following for the club's 2013-14 officers: Mary Miller, president; Carolyn Atkinson, vice-president; Ann Bush, secretary/treasurer. They were elected and installed by Fern Taylor, honorary state regent.

The nominating committee for the 2014-15 slate is Frankie Ochsner, Susan Veal and Susan Child.

A patriotic theme was used in the decorations. A monetary gift was presented for the state regent's project.

The program was from the honorary state regents. They were to tell of some incident that occurred during their term for the current state regent to be aware and forewarned about. Door prizes were distributed, and Pollard won for being an officer the longest. She had served as state historian under Pat Carroll's term, 1972-1974.